GEODIS contributed to the deployment of an innovative offshore energy storage prototype, the size of an Olympic swimming pool, in Italy off the coast of Calabria. By engineering its launching, transport and installation, the Group is leveraging its expertise tosupport a technology designed to facilitate the integration of renewable energy into the power grid, thereby confirming its position in next-generation offshore projects.
GEODIS carried out engineering for the launching, towing, and installation operations of an offshore energy storage tank for the company Sizable Energy. The prototype is installed within the Natural Ocean Engineering Laboratory (NOEL), one of Italy’s leading offshore test sites for innovative marine energy technologies, located in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Calabria, Italy.
This system is designed to store electricity produced by offshore wind turbines or other renewable energy sources and then deliver it back to the grid when demand increases. By decoupling production and consumption periods, this technology helps strengthen the stability of the power grid while providing an alternative to conventional battery energy storage systems (BESS). (....)